Smart meter engineer to fully gas safe registered/CCN1

[harry4rams]

Hi

I am thinking of taking a course in smart metering and becoming an installer. I want to know how easy it would then be to become fully gas safe registered and become a full gas engineer and gain the CCN1 qualification?

Thanks
Harry

 

[1Steven]

Hello and welcome, what qualifications do you have?

 

[harry4rams]

Hello and welcome, what qualifications do you have?

Hi Steven

At the minute I have no gas qualifications but this course will give me CMA1 and MET1. I just want to know what it would take, a after a few years experience fitting gas smart meters, to progress to being a full gas engineer?

Thanks

 

[jtsplumbing]

Fitting smart meters is not going to give you any experience on other gas related work, all you can do is fit meters, you can-not touch any other gas appliances or pipe work, to get to being a qualified gas engineer takes a lot of hard work & dedication its not something that can-not be done on a one day course, don't even see the point of you doing CMA1 all you need is a Manometer to test for leaks after you have exchanged the meter, unless they want a print out of what you have done.

 

[1Steven]

https://www.User PlumbersForums.net...registered/the-path-to-gas-safe-registration/
Hope that helps

 

[snowhead]

When I last did my ACS, 3years, ago I remember them saying the short cut allowing MET1 to get fully registered more easily has been stopped.

It's full training or nothing.

 

[1Steven]

I was wondering if met1 was a backdoor in?

 

[harry4rams]

This centre where I would be doing this course is saying that I would be able to take the exams to become ACS registered. I will be a category 1 applicant because I have already been on the register from the MET1 work. Is this true? I understand that I would need to shadow another gas engineer to learn and become competent but is it true I could gain the CCN1 qualification that easily?

Thanks

 

[REDSAW]

cat1 entry requires an nvq and gas portfolio!

has anyone took money from you and whats the centre?

 

[harry4rams]

cat1 entry requires an nvq and gas portfolio!

has anyone took money from you and whats the centre?

so what you are saying is after the smart meter installation has finished I will have to retrain as a full gas engineer via an NVQ?
No I haven't paid for the course yet

Thanks

 

[GrahamM]

If you can satisfy an assessment center that you have Knowledge of some gas work. ie. qualifications & experience etc. you may qualify for cat 1 entry.
This is then straight into ACS training & assessment.

 

[harry4rams]

Thanks Graham

So if I was to become a smart meter engineer and do that job Monday to Friday and gain some Saturday experience with a local GSR engineer I could theoretically take the CCN1 examinations without having to do a portfolio?

Thanks again

 

[Jehannum]

You would still need a portfolio of CCN1-relevant work (appliance installation, servicing, breakdowns etc).

You would also need a certain amount of off-job training (classroom, workshop). This does not need to be an NVQ; there are several equivalent foundation-level certificates that will allow you entry to full-scope ACS.

Without these you would not be accepted for CCN1 assessment at any reputable assessment centre, and you probably wouldn't have a hope of passing a correctly-delivered assessment. For example, you'd need to have considerable knowledge of appliances and their safety controls and chimneys / flues.

My advice would be to forget about "shortcuts", and change your whole mindset to a more professional attitude.

 

[royalmike]

Is there not lots of work changing meters fault they were desperate for people.

 

[Pssst]

Is there not lots of work changing meters fault they were desperate for people.

There are plenty of cowboys doing it thats for sure. I think suppliers are scared stiff of employing new starters. Threy want experienced people but the trouble is, most of them have jobs already.